Job 24:21
“He euill intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.”
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Job 24:21 Context
19Drought and heate consume the snow waters: so doeth the graue those which haue sinned. 20The wombe shall forget him, the worme shall feed sweetly on him, hee shall be no more remembred, and wickednes shalbe broken as a tree. 21He euill intreateth the barren, that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow. 22He draweth also the mighty with his power: he riseth vp, and no man is sure of life. 23Though it be giuen him to be in safety, whereon he resteth; yet his eyes are vpon their wayes.
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Other Translations for Job 24:21
He evil entreateth the barren [that] beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
- King James Version
"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.
- American Standard Version (1901)
He is not kind to the widow, and he has no pity for her child.
- Basic English Bible
He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:
- Darby Bible
He oppresseth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.
- Webster's Bible
He devours the barren who don't bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.
- World English Bible
Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,
- Youngs Literal Bible
He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Wesley's Notes for Job 24:21
24:21 He - He here returns to the declaration of his farther wickednesses, the cause of these judgments. Barren - Barrenness was esteemed a curse and reproach; and so he added affliction to the afflicted.